Curtain-pole.



A. G. BUTEHER.

CURTAIN POLE.

AIPLIGATION FILED 1220124908.

927,109. Patented July 6,1909.

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W IlZT-L J A. G. BUTEHER.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLICATION rum) 11110.22, reos.

927,109. Patented July 6, 1909.

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ALFRED C. BWIEHER, OF

filpeeification oi Letters Ltatent.

STAA'I'SB UBO, NEW YOltl-T.

Jl'uly 3, 1969.

Application filed December 22, 1903. Serial No. fic8a'lfi ToeZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Arr w) 0. EU'ITEHER, a citizen of the United ates, residing at Staatsburg, in the county of l Jutehess, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a lull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others slrilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to curtain poles and more particularly to the class of poles for supporting draperies, portieres and the like.

lhe ;)riinary object of the invention is the provision of a pole oi this character in which the curtains are loosely held suspended therefrom so as to permit them to be separated at varying distances from each other as the occasion may demand.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a curtain pole in 'Wl'llCll the manner of connection of the curtains or draperie. therewith is hidden from view and on which curtains are permitted to he pulled apart or drawn together at will and which also will afford protection to the curtains to prevent the accumulation of dust at the point oif their connection ith the pole.

A 'l'urther obj a" ol' the ii'ivcntion is the pro-- vision of a curtain pole in which the curtains or draperies are readily and easily mounted in the pole and capable of being removed when deemed expedient.

A still :l'urther object of the invention is the provision of a curtain pole which is simple in construction, thoroughly efficient in opera tion and inexpensive in the manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred form of emhodi ment of the invention to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same, and as brought out in the claim hereunto app ended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window showing the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the curtain pole. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view oi the curtain pole removed from the window. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4: of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the rod removed. from the pole.

view on. the line 6 ol 8.

Similar characters md' e co? csponding parts l' l1 [OU.f .].Ollt the in the drawings.

in the drawings, the niuneral ti designates a pair of hangers or pole supporting brackets which are of the usual construction and .mounted at the top of a window easement at opposite sides thereot, and in whicl'i is decylindrical contour throughout its longitudinal extent and is provided with longitudinal here 8 intersected by a slot 9 coextensive therewith and opening through the bottom of the pole. At a distance removed from opposite ends of the pole are reduced portions 10 in which are adapted to lit the hangers or brackets (i when the pole is mounted therein or supported by the same so as to prevent lateral dis ilaeenient of the said pole when in operative position.

In communication with the bore 8 and leading through one end of the pole 7 is an op ening 11 in which is adapted to be inserted a removable rod 12 the latter formed at one end with a tapering threaded terminal 13 adapted to engage a threaded socket 1 1 at the closed end oi the bore 8 in the pole and the opposite end of the rod 2 2 is formed with a screw hen d 15 so to permit the rod to be turned when connecting; the threaded terminal in the threaded socket in the closed end of the pole.

llornied integral with the pole 7 at one end is a ball terminal 16 and at the opposite end oi the said pole is mounted a removable ball head 17 which latter when mounted on the end of the pole is adapted to cover the screw head of the rod 15 and hide the same from view. 7

Vi ithin the bore 8 or" the pole '7 at a point centrally between the extremities of the bore is secured a stop eye 18 which latter is in. all enient with the op ening'; ll. and is adapted to surround the rodlZ when inserted in the curtain pole. Surrounding the rod 12 on opposite sides of the stop eye 18 are a series of curtain rings 19 each of which is of less ciameter than the interior circu inference of the bore 8 so that the same are hidden from view when the pole is mounted in operative position upon the window easing. Formed on and depending from the rings 9 are the usual eyes 20 for the attachment either by taehably received a curtain pole 7 which is of stitching or otherwise of the curtains to the rings and. which eyes are adapted to project through the slot 9 in the pole when the cur tains or draperies are attached thereto. It is obvious that the stop eye 18 will limit the movement of each series of rings 19 when shilted longitudinally on the rod 12 toward the center of the pole.

It is thought the foregoing description of the pole will enable a clear understanding of the construction and operation thereof and therefore, a further description is deemed un necessary.

W hat is claimed is A pole of the class described, comprising a cylindrical body having a bore centrally within the same throughout a greater portion of the length of the same, and intersected by a slot leading through the bottom of the pole and coextensive with said bore, said pole containing an opening in one end of the same and leading to the bore, a rod passed through said opening and having a threaded pointed end engaging the closed end of the pole, a screw head on the opposite end of the rod, to permit the attachment of the rod in the p ole, a removable terminal piece concealing the screw headed end of the rod and detachably mounted on the pole, a plurality of rings hung upon the rod, and having eyes projecting through the slot and a stop loop encircling the rod at the center of the pole.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED C. BU'IEHER. Witnesses:

M. E. HAYEs, E. M. KEinNAN. 

